Finding a job can be nerve-wracking, exciting, frustrating, exhausting, and even anxiety-inducing. Unfortunately, we’re not here to tell you it’s an easy feat to land a job you love. However, there are ways to make the job search easier (and less exhausting, anxiety-inducing, and all of the above). Here’s your step-by-step guide for how to …
Zoe Kaplan is a senior writer at Forage. Prior to Forage, she wrote and edited for Fairygodboss, the largest career community for women. Her work has been featured in career sites The Ladders, Ivy Exec, The Female Quotient, Hive, and more. She earned a B.A. in English from Wesleyan University.
Favorite Career Advice
There's no one perfect way to write a resume or cover letter. Stress less about the formatting, and focus more on showing the company how your skills and experience will be valuable to them.
Experience Highlights
- 3+ years experience writing in the careers space
- Former community coordinator for Fairygodboss, the largest career community for women, providing advice, support, and empowerment to professional women
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